About this episode
The episode discusses Hammer's film 'X - The Unknown' and its connections to Quatermass and Nigel Kneale.
X - The Unknown is Hammer's answer to Quatermass while Nigel Kneale would come and play with them again. It has a throwaway line in its super sci-fi script that really made Cev's ears prick up... “The House Of Hammer Theme” written and produced by Cev Moore Logo by Richard Wells All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod
People in this episode
Host: Cev Moore
Topics covered
- Hammer Films
- science fiction
- film history
- Quatermass
- script analysis
Keywords
- Hammer Films
- X - The Unknown
- Quatermass
- Nigel Kneale
- Cev Moore
- sci-fi
- film analysis
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Gaff Network, linktr.ee
Books & works: X - The Unknown
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